India-Argentina to boost defence, energy, tech, infra and mining partnership

India and its key Latin American partner Argentina have decided to boost partnership across a slew of sectors -- defence, energy, space, nuclear, information technology, railways, infrastructure, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, education, agriculture, and mining during the five-day visit of Diana Mondino, Argentinian Foreign Minister here.

During her visit, Mondino co-chaired the 7th India-Argentina Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) alongside India's External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar. At the JCM, the two leaders reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations with a focus on leveraging each country’s strengths for mutual benefit. Key sectors discussed included defence, energy, space, nuclear, information technology, railways, infrastructure, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, education, agriculture, and mining.

Mondino also met with Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep S Puri and Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.


Mondino was accompanied by a 17-member business delegation representing diverse sectors, including mining, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and nuclear energy.

The Argentine business delegation had an interaction jointly with Jaishankar and Mondino. The delegation also participated in a business event with captains of Indian trade and industry, organized by CII and presided over by Mondino and Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & Information Technology Jitin Prasada.

Mondino also held several meetings with Indian companies having trade and economic interest in Argentina. The visit of FM Mondino, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 5th anniversary of strategic partnership between India and Argentina, further deepened and broadened Strategic Partnership, according to a MEA statement.

India is eyeing to source critical minerals including Lithium from Argentina.